Sneak Preview of Halloween

Today we took our cowgirl, indian and their horse and went over to the Raley's shopping center where they were having a Halloween Day with mini trick or treating and games. The pizza place was even giving away a free slice of pizza to all of the kids who dressed up so they got to sit and eat a free lunch, I always appreciate that! Emily loved putting on her costume and it was fun to dress them up. And Raley's gave away free pumpkins. I like going to different things each year that allows them to wear their costumes because they get so excited about them only to wear it for a few hours. Ally didn't like her boots when I put them on, (a girl after my own heart, I'm not really a country girl), but she eventually got used to them. It was a lot of fun. Ally reminded me of Emily at this age, the candy would go in the bucket and right back out as she wanted to eat it. I'm hoping today taught her that we can't stop after each door and eat what they gave us. The best part about their costumes was that combined, they only cost us $14! Thanks to Jenn letting us borrow the indian costume and the $2 second hand store western shirt Allyson wore. Always love a good bargain!

Pumpkin Patch

Fall is here because pretty much every blog I look at has a post about the pumpkin patch. So I couldn't let our trip to the pumpkin patch go by without posting. The girls had a blast. Emily loved the big slide they had, she went over and over and over. She could have cared less about anything else. Ally was never super thrilled to go down. We bought them the unlimited times on the slide as it was only $2 more. We were laughing that Ally's unlimited slides was really for the adults because we got to "help" her down. Mike, Joel, and I all took her down the slide. It was also the cheapest pumpkin patch year, we didn't buy anything. They weren't selling half the stuff they usually do, like fudge, lemonades, candy, etc. So we spent a total of $10. We didn't even buy any pumpkins. The girls didn't seem interested so we didn't bother. We figured they were probably cheaper at the store, and a lot nicer so we'll take them on another outing later when they care.

It's Freezing In Here!

If you have not already read Joel's blog, Mike and he have a contest to see who can last the longest without turning on their heater. So far, no one has turned it on but let me tell you, it's FREEZING. Leslie says she's been close to turning hers on and so have I. This morning the girls and I came home after church and it was 64 degrees downstairs and 65 upstairs. I was on the phone with Leslie and we decided it would be a good idea to get on the phone together one day, count to three, and turn on our heaters at the same time resulting in a draw. I think that sounds pretty good. To me, I think the guys must be pretty bored to fixate on the heater this much, but this is the third year they've done it. Check Joel's blog if you haven't already, it has all the rules... yes, I said rules. They've really thought this out. Anyways, hopefully someone will have a weak moment and turn their heat on so the torture can end!

Too Cute!

As most of you know, Mike and I, (especially Mike), are huge fans of candles. We always have them going. Well recently, I've been noticing Ally blowing on the wall and running to the back door when we are getting ready to leave. For some reason, I didn't really pay too much attention to what she was doing until one day I said, "time to go bye bye" and she blew on the closest wall to her right as I blew out a candle. That's when it dawned on me that she was copying our habit of blowing out the candle. Since she is so short, she doesn't realize we are blowing out candles and not just randomly blowing on the counter before we leave. I guess in her little almost 2 mind, she thinks this is some bye bye ritual. So cute!

Last night we put Allyson down a little early and let Em play a computer game for a while so When Emily went to bed Allyson was already asleep, nothing unusual there. So I checked on them a couple of times, ( I do that a lot, they are so cute and QUIET while they sleep), and they were both sound asleep. Well when Mike and Iwent to bed around 10, I went to make sure they were tucked in and I found Allyson curled up next to Emily on the top bunk sound asleep. I know she had to crawl up there half asleep because we always hear them when they goof off and they had been asleep the entire time. I guess she just loves her big sis and wants to be near her. But mean mommy was a little worried about her falling if she tried to get up in the middle of the night so she was moved back to her lower bed.

Little girls are the best, but I'm just saying that because we've never had boys before! I'm sure they are fun too.

Rylee's New Ride

The girls and I were at Jenn's the other day and Rylee got to try out Jack's swing while he slept and she loved it. So last night, even during the down pour, Mike, the girls and I all went to wal-mart and got Rylee her own swing. It's a floor swing that is portable, it folds up really flat. It doesn't take up a lot of space and she absolutely loves it. Even though she is at Allyson's level and is somewhat tortured by her when she is in it. Hopefully Allyson will get bored and move on. Isn't she pretty? I know i'm biased but I think she's really sweet! I just wished she looked this happy in her car seat, she isn't too keen on her car seat!

Rylee's First Smile For The Camera

I finally was able to capture Rylee's smile on the camera. It was so cute. She smiles a lot but whenever we try to snap the picture she is too busy watching the camera to smile anymore. You also get the added advantage of seeing her little buddy, Jack, in the picture too! Sorry it is on it's side, it didn't want to move for me.

Rylee-8 Weeks

Rylee turned 8 weeks yesterday, hard to believe! Time flys. She had her two month checkup yesterday and the doctor said she looked great. She weighed in at 10lbs. 0oz. she's the smallest of our three so far. Emily and she are pretty close though, Em was 10lbs 10 oz. when she was 2 months. Ally was on a whole other level at almost 13lbs. That was a sad day for mommy, she didn't stay little for long! Anyway, Rylee was full of smiles for him, but not for the nurses. They are the ones who give the shots. She had three, two in one leg and one in the other. She doesn't cry all that much, mostly fusses. So when they gave her the shots she screamed like I've never heard her. It was so sad, but well worth it in the long run. It's just hard to watch. Who ever said protecting your kids was easy? But she soon got over it as they always do and since she isn't used to crying that hard, she literally fell asleep the second her head hit the car seat. It's like she passed out or something! It was funny to watch.
She is really fun right now. She smiles when you just look at her and is starting to talk a little, not a lot though. And she's really fun because she still sleeps a lot. Any mom can appreciate that, but let me tell you, a mom of three REALLY appreciates it. She is also sleeping 8-10 hours at night. What more could we ask for? She's an angel!